Centrifuge with slide-in filter

Abstract

A centrifuge with a slide-in filter comprises a centrifuge basket, a filter cloth element which can be pushed into or out of it, and a machine housing, to which a first housing chamber with an outlet for discharging a filtrate and a second housing chamber with an outlet for discharging a filter cake are connected in the region of the centrifuge basket. The first housing chamber is sealingly enclosed by a first separate housing section and the second housing chamber is likewise sealingly enclosed by a second separate housing section. The two housing sections are mounted so that each is able to pivot in different directions around separate axes in such a way that they are pivotable individually between a closed state and an open state relative to the centrifuge basket.

I claim: 
     
       1. A centrifuge comprising (a) a slide-in filter, (b) a centrifuge basket, (c) a filter cloth element which can be turned into or out of the centrifuge basket, and (d) a machine housing, to which a first housing chamber with an outlet for discharging a filtrate and a second housing chamber with an outlet for discharging a filter cake are connected in the vicinity of the centrifuge basket, wherein the first housing chamber is sealingly enclosed by a first separate housing section, the second housing chamber is sealingly enclosed by a second separate housing section, and the two housing sections are mounted so that each is able to pivot in different directions around separate axes in such a way that they are pivotable individually between a closed state and an open state relative to the centrifuge basket. 
     
     
       2. The centrifuge of claim 1, wherein the two housing sections are pivotable around vertical axes. 
     
     
       3. The centrifuge of claim 1, wherein the first housing section is generally of ring-shaped construction and the second housing section is constructed in the approximate shape of a pot with an essentially closed front wall, and wherein in the closed state the second housing section tightly abuts against the first housing section with an edge located opposite the front wall. 
     
     
       4. The centrifuge of claim 1, wherein in the closed state the first housing section tightly abuts against a partition wall of the machine housing. 
     
     
       5. The centrifuge of claim 1, wherein the first and second housing sections have outlets, which in the closed state of the housing sections are tightly connected to discharge pipes for the first and second housing chambers. 
     
     
       6. The centrifuge of claim 1, wherein the housing sections essentially have a circular cylindrical outer contour.